Patents Assigned to Nokia
  • Method and system for establishing a multimedia connection by negotiating capability in an outband control channel
    Patent number: 7330542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for establishing a connection to a terminal device, wherein a user capability information defining supported types of information streams is set in a compatibility information element within an outband signaling message, and a capability negotiation is performed by transmitting said outband signaling message via an outband control channel. The code or user capability information may be set at the terminal device or at an intermediate network element based on a subscriber profile information obtained from a subscriber database. Thereby, the user capability, such as a multimedia session composition, can be already negotiated or handled during the outband call setup phase, and a corresponding inband negotiation can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Timo Kauhanen, Juha Räsänen, Mark Lybeck
  • Method and arrangement for optimizing efficiency of a power amplifier
    Patent number: 7330070
    Abstract: The invention relates to optimizing the efficiency of a power amplifier of a transmitter. The objectives of the invention are achieved with a solution in which a voltage level of an output signal of an amplifier stage (301, 302) is detected (305, 306) at a signal output of each amplifier stage and the detected information is used for controlling a supply voltage of each amplifier stage in a way so that the unnecessarily high levels of the supply voltages can be avoided thus improving efficiency of the power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Risto Väisänen
  • Dual keypad phone
    Patent number: 7330547
    Abstract: A telephone comprises a first body part with a first keypad and a second keypad located on opposite sides of the first body part, and a second body part having a display. As the first body part is swiveled to bring the second keypad to the front of the phone the processing circuitry may switch over to only accept input from the keypad that has been brought up. This input is used to control the applications currently running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Calin Turcanu
  • Method for avoiding double charging of a service in a telecommunication system
    Patent number: 7330711
    Abstract: In a telecommunication system wherein both a first layer charging function and a second layer charging function are able to attend to the processing of the charging data of the first layer, there is a risk of the first twice. To ensure that a client is not unnecessarily charged twice for a first layer service, and to ensure that the first layer service will be charged for, the function controlling the second layer charging transmits, to the function controlling the first layer charging function, information (303) indicating whether the second layer charging function attends to the charging of both layers, and if so, double charging is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Tuija Hurtta
  • Handportable cellular telephone adapted to receive messages and a method for processing messages
    Patent number: 7330713
    Abstract: A method for processing an incoming message in a handportable cellular telephone comprises looking up an identification of a sender of the message in a user-defined white list or black list before making the message available to the user of the telephone. The method thus allows for setting up a user-administrated spam filter for, e.g., SMS messages, e-mails, ringing tone or network setting messages. Access to the user-defined list may be password-protected, so as to prevent a user, such as a child, from amending the list, such amending being exclusively restricted to a person, such as a parent, administrating the phone. If the sender is not found in a user-defined white list, or if the sender is found in a user-defined black list, the message is discarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Dong Zhu
  • SYSTEM, NETWORK ENTITY, TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20080034444
    Abstract: A system for providing digital rights management of content, such as an electronic game, includes a network entity and a client. The network entity is capable of sending an authentication challenge randomly identifying at least a portion of content stored in memory of a client. For example, the network entity can be capable of sending an authentication challenge randomly identifying at least one location in memory of the client. In response to the authentication challenge, the client is capable of generating an authentication code based upon the content identified by the authentication challenge, such as by generating an authentication code based upon the content stored at the identified locations in memory of the client. The client can then return the authentication code to the network entity, which can thereafter authenticate the client based upon the authentication code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Robert K. Sears
  • Simplified Practical Rank And Mechanism, And Associated Method, To Adapt MIMO Modulation In A Multi-Carrier System With Feedback
    Publication number: 20080031314
    Abstract: A method of adapting transmission parameters in a multicarrier communication system having multiple transmit antennas and/or multiple receive antennas, whereby a statistical parameter of a wideband channel is computed, one type of matrix modulation scheme is selected to be used for a given multicarrier modulation symbol, one type of signal constellation is selected to be used for a given multicarrier modulation symbol, and one concatenated channel coding rate is selected to be used for a given multicarrier modulation symbol. Multicarrier modulation symbols are then transmitted using the selected matrix modulation scheme, signal constellation, and concatenated channel coding rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Paolo Priotti, Olav Tirkkonen
  • POLICY TRANSLATOR - POLICY CONTROL IN CONVERGENT NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20080034080
    Abstract: The invention relates to a policy translator for a telecommunication network. The system includes an interface between the policy translator and a policy repository storing existing policies for one or more telecommunication networks, an interface between the policy translator and one or more gateways over which interface the policy translator can receive from a gateway a request for a policy check (naming a source and destination network, the user and the service requested) and over which interface the policy translator can send a response after evaluating the request (“Permit”, “Permit, but Modify” or “Deny”), an interface between the policy translator and a subscriber database of a telecommunication network, an interface between the policy translator and a charging element for exchanging charging related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS GMBH & CO
    Inventors: Sangeetha Chamaraj, Aditya Dhruva, Deepak Sreenivas
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHARGING A BATTERY AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
    Publication number: 20080030171
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method and device for charging a battery at elevated temperatures. More specifically the present invention pertains to a method and a device capable of using the method to charge a battery at elevated temperatures, comprising by determining a temperature of at least one cell of a battery to be charged, and limiting the charging voltage applied to said battery to a maximum charging voltage in accordance with said determined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rasmus Villefrance, Markus Aaltonen
  • Movement Activated Key Guard
    Publication number: 20080032680
    Abstract: A user is prevented from accidentally activating a mobile telephone (101). By detecting a change of state of motion of the telephone, followed by determining an absence of user-induced activity in the telephone and, depending on the detected change of state of motion and depending on the determined absence of user-induced activity, an input means-lock function in the telephone is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Peter Dam Nielsen
  • Distribution of Content
    Publication number: 20080034436
    Abstract: A content distribution system is described in which indicia defining a level of copyright control are encapsulated together with content to which it relates in a datagram for a delivery over a network. Depending on the level of copyright control defined by the indicia, a terminal receiving the content is restricted in the operations it can carry out on the content including saving, reading and forwarding the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Timo Elomaa, Vesa Palomaki
  • Identifier allocation method
    Patent number: 7328013
    Abstract: The invention concerns signalling methods in cellular telecommunication systems, especially in so called third generation cellular systems, such as the UMTS system. In the inventive method the network checks, if the mobile station is in or is about to enter into such a state, in which the mobile station needs a c-RNTI, and if that is the case, the c-RNTI is indicated to the mobile station. Preferably, the indication is effected by attaching the c-RNTI identifier to a message, which causes the change of the mobile station to the state, in which the mobile station needs the c-RNTI identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jukka Vialen, Fabio Longoni
  • Communication system
    Patent number: 7328046
    Abstract: A communication system and a method and a server for a communication system is disclosed. The communication system comprises communication means for providing communication media for a plurality of user equipment, a storage entity (21) adapted to store information that associates with at least one of said user equipment, and at least one service provision entity (28) adapted to serve a client based on information stored in said storage entity. The storage entity (21) is arranged to receive information associated with the user equipment from other entities (22, 23) and to associate said received information with a respective user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Petri Koskelainen, Risto Kauppinen, Jaakko Rajaniemi
  • Method and device for character location in images from digital camera
    Patent number: 7327882
    Abstract: The invention is a method for locating characters in digital images, using an image layering process. The method includes the transforming the digital data of the digital image into normalized digital color image data and into digital grayscale image data; discarding redundant components of the normalized digital color image data and/or the digital grayscale image data; generating binary image layers from the non-discarded grayscale and normalized color image data according to a layering process; and using a recognition algorithm on the binary image layers to recognize connected components that can represent characters or part of characters contained in the digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Kongqiao Wang, Jan Kangas
  • Semiconductor package
    Patent number: 7327006
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a combination die embedded in a base. The combination die includes a plurality of functional blocks, where the functional blocks are insulated from one another on the combination die. Each functional block has plural die connectors. The base includes insulating layers conductive layers and vias. Each conductive layer has parts removed to form a pattern. The base is provided with a plurality of external connectors. A conductive path, made from a part of at least one of the conductive layers and at least one of the vias, connects one of the die connectors to a respective one of the external connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Mikael Svard, Nigel Martin
  • Apparatus and method for handling electronic mail
    Patent number: 7328250
    Abstract: A mail transfer agent adapted for determining the disposition of incoming e-mail from a sender includes a penalty count filter module which functions on the basis of current communication system resource usage, such as the number of concurrent TCP connections being maintained, and penalty counts assigned for cumulative undesirable sender activity such as sending large e-mail files. The penalty count filter module can operate in a selective-rejection state accepting e-mail from senders without a penalty count and randomly accepting other e-mail, and in a random-rejection state rejecting all e-mail from senders with a penalty count and randomly rejecting other e-mail. The rejection rates can be increased or decreased in response to a detected increase or decrease in the usage of system resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia, Inc.
    Inventor: Bing Wang
  • Monopole slot antenna
    Patent number: 7327324
    Abstract: A resonant monopole slot antenna comprising a ground plane, having a radiating slot which is dimensioned such that the slot is equivalent electromagnetically to an odd number of quarter wavelengths at the antenna's operating frequency, wherein the antenna's feed is arranged at the open end of the radiating slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Hanyang Wang, Ming Zheng, Su Qing Zhang, Alan Johnson
  • Method, network device, and terminal device for controlling context activation
    Patent number: 7327724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a network device (2), and a terminal device (1) for controlling the activation of packet data protocol context in a network supporting packet switched transmission of data units. A push information element HSS Push IE is added to a data base (4?) containing information to control push services. This push information element Push IE is sent to a network device (2) with a support node functionality. This push information element is evaluated. Thus, network requested context activation procedures is controlled to thereby reduce the number of unnecessary context activations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Jonne Soininen, Jens Staack
  • Message exchange handling concept
    Patent number: 7328031
    Abstract: A message exchange session between wireless communication terminals via a wireless network is initiated from one of the terminals. The user of the initiating terminal invites at least one other communication terminal to participate in the message exchange session. This is done by forwarding a message text to said at least one other communication terminal. The user of the other terminal responds to received message by inputting a message text for replying to the received message. Then the responding terminal automatically adds the inputted reply message text to the received message text, whereby the aggregate message text includes the message exchange session history, and the aggregate message text is then transmitted to the other communication terminals being party to the message exchange session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Christian R. Kraft
  • Headset
    Patent number: D561179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Heli Säde, Sami Lehtovaara, Jarkko Jämsen